How do I hold center stage?

[low nymph]

I almost never hold center stage and I always end up putting myself in the corner. Usually because I overshoot, or I'm tech chasing and they tech in and I'm at the ledge, or I'm edgegaurding someone and they go over me and now I'm in the corner

[pearl saddle]

well it's a choice

you can either go for a committal approach or hold center stage

holding your position will often guarantee more stage control and provide easier openings, but also means you won't get as much reward off your openings

really this is just about how to play good advantage state when your opponent is in the corner

unless you're talking about neutral where holding center stage is a different sort of thing

[low nymph]

this

[pearl saddle]

oh

well

it's not really something you can centralize a gameplan around tbh?

like if you look at high level neutral they never just hold center stage

it's moreso a tool for when you're in advantage

but it's something you should exercise if your opponent lets you do it

using movement or walling to pressure them into the corner and effectively put yourself into advantage anyway without actually hitting them, then just stay in center stage and exploit your superior position

but if they respond to your pressure correctly you just can't do that